Order of Battle of the VIII. (Westphalian) Corps of the Grande Armée, August 1812

Order of Battle of the VIII. (Westphalian) Corps of the Grande Armée, August 1812

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Order of Battle of the VIII. (Westphalian) Corps of the Grande Armee, March 1812

(cited after Gieße, F. Kassel - Moskau - Küstrin 1812 - 1813. Tagebuch während des russischen Feldzuges geführt. Leipzig, Verlag der Dykschen Buchhandlung, 1912, pp. 69-80)

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Legend:

Batl. Battalion

Batt. Battery

Cap. Captain

Col. Colonel

Comp. Company

Cuir. Cuirassier

GdB General de Brigade

GdD General de Division

Gren. Grenadier

HQ Head Quarter

Huss. Hussar

Inf. Infantry

Ltn. Lieutenant

Maj. Major

Regt. Regiment Squad. Squadroon

NB The King of Westphalia left the army on 16th July, together with his Garde du Corps.

Commanding General (since 30^th July): GdD Junot, Duke of Abrantes (French)

1^st (23^rd) Division, GdD Tharreau

1^st Brigade, GdB Damas

III. Light Inf. Batl., Ltn. Col. v. Hesberg (Heßberg)

2. Inf. Regt., 2 Batl., Col. Baron v. Füllgraf

6. Inf. Regt., 2 Batl., Col. Ruelle

2^nd Brigade, GdB Count v. Wickenberg

II. Light Inf. Batl., Ltn. Col. Boedicker

3. Inf. Regt., 2 Batl., Col. Bernard

7. Inf. Regt., 2 Batl., Col. Lageon

2^nd (24^st) Division, Lieutenant General von Ochs

1^st Brigade, GdB Legras

Guard Gren. Batl., Col. Legras

Guard Chasseur Batl., Maj. Picot

Chasseur Carabiniers d´Elite Batl., Maj. Müldner

2^nd Brigade, GdB Borstel

I. Light Inf. Batl., Ltn. Col. v. Rauschenplatt

5. Inf. Regt., 2 Batl., Col. Gissot

Total of infantry: 12.420 men

Corps Cavalry, GdD Chabert

24^th Brigade, GdB Baron v. Hammerstein

1. Huss. Regt., Col. v. Zandt

2. Huss. Regt., Col. v. Hesberg (Heßberg)

Guard Brigade, GdB Wolf

Guard Chevauxlegers Regt., Col. Müller

(The Heavy Cavalry Brigade with the 1^st and 2^nd Westphalian Cuirassier Regiments became part of the 7^th Cuirassier Division, GdD Lorge, of the IV. Cavalry Corps, GdD Latour-Maubourg.)

Total of cavalry: 1.810 men, 1.900 horses

Artillery and Genie, GdD Allix

Artillery Regt., 4 Foot and 2 Horse Comp. (= Batt.), Col. v. Pfuhl

Genie Corps, Col. Ulliac

1 Comp. Sappers

4 Comp. Train

Artisans Detachment

Reserve Park, Ltn. Col. Schulz

Total of artillery and genie: 121 engineers, 509 FAB men, 250 FAB train men, 525 FAB horses, 67 HAB men, 46 HAB train men, 146 HAB horses

Total of baggage train: 170 men, 450 horses

Grand Total (17^th August): 15.393 men, 3.021 horses